Chapter 1
The next day was the first time they had left the apartment since Sonya's return. She was extremely nervous to be going back to work and seeing all her friends. Jax had come up with a story to explain everything and had informed their teammates the day before. Apparently she faked her death in order to lure out a gang of Black Dragon members. Sonya thought it was pretty corny, but it would probably go over better than telling everyone that she had been brought back from the dead to fight in a tournament in another dimension. They managed to get to Jax's office, eventually, and Sonya was pleased to see some familiar faces.
"Lui! How are you?" She asked hugging the Mortal Kombat champion.
"I'm very well Sonya. I'm glad to see you again." He replied, returning the embrace.
"You too." She smiled at her friend before going over to hug Kitana.
"Hey Kitana, oh I'm so glad to see you."
"How are you coping?" Kitana asked.
"Yeah, I'm great. Funny thing about being dead for four months. You wake up all rested. Best beauty sleep I've ever had." She grinned. She turned and looked at Jax.
"You great big son of a bitch. Get over here and hug me!" She yelled holding her arms out. Jax ran over and picked her up in a friendly embrace.
"Welcome back Lieutenant." He said quietly. Sonya just smiled, glad to be back with her friends.
After the pleasantries had past, they got down to business.
"So, we all know why we're here. Trouble's a brewing in Outworld." Jax began to tell his friends, and teammates. "At the moment, we're not exactly sure what, but it's better to be prepared which is why I'm giving you all a heads up. Any questions?"
"What does Kano have to do with this? Do we know?" Liu asked. Sonya furrowed her brow.
"Huh?" She turned to Liu. "What do you mean? Why would Kano have anything to do with it?"
"You didn't tell her?" Jax asked Johnny. Johnny put his hand to his head. In all the excitement, he had forgotten all about it.
"No. It never came up. I'm sorry Sonya, I should've said something."
"About what!? What the hell is going on? Kano's dead."
"I'm afraid you're wrong, Sonya." Rayden said teleporting into the office. "Kano is still very much alive."
"No, that's bullshit! I saw him die. I killed him myself! And he was with me in the afterlife."
Everyone looked at her confused. Then at Rayden for some answers.
"My brother, Daniel, was in the afterlife with me. Daniel is Kano. So how the hell is that possible?" She asked Rayden.
"When Kano was knocked off of that building, he did die. However, through Shang Tsung's sorcery, he was revived." Rayden informed them.
"I still don't understand." She said.
"When the Black Dragon trained your brother, and brainwashed him, it created a split personality in him. One part of him was Daniel, but another spawned the criminal Kano. Over the years of training, Daniel was pushed further and further into the lower parts of Kano's mind, but a small part still remained. When he died, the small part that was left of Daniel was allowed into the Afterlife. While Kano was sent to the Nether-realm. When Shang Tsung revived him, he only revived the spirit of Kano."
"So my brother is dead."
"That's right Sonya. Unfortunately that means that the Kano that is alive today, is a much deadlier opponent. In the past, the remnants of Daniel's personality would occasionally hold Kano back. However, now there will be no holding back. You must understand this, the man that you will no doubt face, is no longer your brother." Rayden said pointedly.
"I understand. It won't be a problem." She replied. "I did it once before when I knew who he was. I can do it again."
Johnny put his arm around her to comfort her. She didn't need it, but she appreciated the thought, and put her head on his shoulder.
"Sonya," Rayden said to her, "I fear that Kano will try to attack you, now when you are so vulnerable. I'm afraid that you and Johnny will need to go into hiding."
Sonya and Johnny nodded. She hated to hide from anything, she had always gone at obstacles head first, but she knew that Rayden was right. She then noticed the looks on everyone else's faces and realized that they didn't know the news.
"Oh, guys. I'm pregnant!" She beamed.
"Oh Sonya, congratulations." Kitana said hugging her friend. Liu and Jax congratulated Johnny, and then Jax hugged his old partner.
"Well done Lieutenant." He smiled.
"Thanks Jax." Sonya returned the hug. Everyone began talking to them at once, but Sonya just stood there and smiled. Glad to finally be home. However, Rayden soon interrupted.
"Sonya, Johnny. I hate to break up the festivities, but I feel there is no time like the present. I must take you both now." Sonya sighed and nodded.
"So where are we going?"
"Where would you like to go?" He asked.
"How 'bout Sydney?" Johnny suggested.
"Australia?" Sonya asked, raising her eyebrows. She thought about it for a moment. "Yeah, why not? I'm in."
"Good choice." Rayden smiled. He turned around and opened a portal.
"Okay guys, good luck." Sonya said to her teammates. "Jax keep in touch. Liu, Kitana, what will you guys be doing?" She asked as Johnny joined her in front of the portal.
"I will be training with Kung Lao." Liu replied.
"Prince Goro and myself will be leading a strike on Shao Kahn. Now that he is in a weakened state, we feel it is a prime opportunity to strike." Kitana said.
"Wow, good luck. I'd love to be there myself to see that asshole fall."
"Johnny," Jax said to his friend, while Sonya was saying goodbye. "Take this."
"What is it?"
"It's a communicator. It's untraceable. We'll be able to stay in contact without giving your location away."
"Great. Thanks Jax. For everything. You've really stood by me this whole time, and I appreciate it man."
"Don't mention it Cage. Now get outta here. Go have a life." Jax smiled.
Sonya and Johnny had one last look at their friends, before jumping through the portal. On the other side, Sonya looked back through as it was closing. She saw Liu put his arm around Kitana, and suddenly had the strangest feeling. Like it was the last time that she would ever see him. Johnny noticed the look on her face.
"Sonya, you alright?" He asked concerned. She looked up at him, and then smiled.
"Yeah, I just...It's nothing. What do you say we get ourselves a life."
Johnny put his arm around her and they walked away, with nothing to do but wait. And prepare.
The next day was the first time they had left the apartment since Sonya's return. She was extremely nervous to be going back to work and seeing all her friends. Jax had come up with a story to explain everything and had informed their teammates the day before. Apparently she faked her death in order to lure out a gang of Black Dragon members. Sonya thought it was pretty corny, but it would probably go over better than telling everyone that she had been brought back from the dead to fight in a tournament in another dimension. They managed to get to Jax's office, eventually, and Sonya was pleased to see some familiar faces.
"Lui! How are you?" She asked hugging the Mortal Kombat champion.
"I'm very well Sonya. I'm glad to see you again." He replied, returning the embrace.
"You too." She smiled at her friend before going over to hug Kitana.
"Hey Kitana, oh I'm so glad to see you."
"How are you coping?" Kitana asked.
"Yeah, I'm great. Funny thing about being dead for four months. You wake up all rested. Best beauty sleep I've ever had." She grinned. She turned and looked at Jax.
"You great big son of a bitch. Get over here and hug me!" She yelled holding her arms out. Jax ran over and picked her up in a friendly embrace.
"Welcome back Lieutenant." He said quietly. Sonya just smiled, glad to be back with her friends.
After the pleasantries had past, they got down to business.
"So, we all know why we're here. Trouble's a brewing in Outworld." Jax began to tell his friends, and teammates. "At the moment, we're not exactly sure what, but it's better to be prepared which is why I'm giving you all a heads up. Any questions?"
"What does Kano have to do with this? Do we know?" Liu asked. Sonya furrowed her brow.
"Huh?" She turned to Liu. "What do you mean? Why would Kano have anything to do with it?"
"You didn't tell her?" Jax asked Johnny. Johnny put his hand to his head. In all the excitement, he had forgotten all about it.
"No. It never came up. I'm sorry Sonya, I should've said something."
"About what!? What the hell is going on? Kano's dead."
"I'm afraid you're wrong, Sonya." Rayden said teleporting into the office. "Kano is still very much alive."
"No, that's bullshit! I saw him die. I killed him myself! And he was with me in the afterlife."
Everyone looked at her confused. Then at Rayden for some answers.
"My brother, Daniel, was in the afterlife with me. Daniel is Kano. So how the hell is that possible?" She asked Rayden.
"When Kano was knocked off of that building, he did die. However, through Shang Tsung's sorcery, he was revived." Rayden informed them.
"I still don't understand." She said.
"When the Black Dragon trained your brother, and brainwashed him, it created a split personality in him. One part of him was Daniel, but another spawned the criminal Kano. Over the years of training, Daniel was pushed further and further into the lower parts of Kano's mind, but a small part still remained. When he died, the small part that was left of Daniel was allowed into the Afterlife. While Kano was sent to the Nether-realm. When Shang Tsung revived him, he only revived the spirit of Kano."
"So my brother is dead."
"That's right Sonya. Unfortunately that means that the Kano that is alive today, is a much deadlier opponent. In the past, the remnants of Daniel's personality would occasionally hold Kano back. However, now there will be no holding back. You must understand this, the man that you will no doubt face, is no longer your brother." Rayden said pointedly.
"I understand. It won't be a problem." She replied. "I did it once before when I knew who he was. I can do it again."
Johnny put his arm around her to comfort her. She didn't need it, but she appreciated the thought, and put her head on his shoulder.
"Sonya," Rayden said to her, "I fear that Kano will try to attack you, now when you are so vulnerable. I'm afraid that you and Johnny will need to go into hiding."
Sonya and Johnny nodded. She hated to hide from anything, she had always gone at obstacles head first, but she knew that Rayden was right. She then noticed the looks on everyone else's faces and realized that they didn't know the news.
"Oh, guys. I'm pregnant!" She beamed.
"Oh Sonya, congratulations." Kitana said hugging her friend. Liu and Jax congratulated Johnny, and then Jax hugged his old partner.
"Well done Lieutenant." He smiled.
"Thanks Jax." Sonya returned the hug. Everyone began talking to them at once, but Sonya just stood there and smiled. Glad to finally be home. However, Rayden soon interrupted.
"Sonya, Johnny. I hate to break up the festivities, but I feel there is no time like the present. I must take you both now." Sonya sighed and nodded.
"So where are we going?"
"Where would you like to go?" He asked.
"How 'bout Sydney?" Johnny suggested.
"Australia?" Sonya asked, raising her eyebrows. She thought about it for a moment. "Yeah, why not? I'm in."
"Good choice." Rayden smiled. He turned around and opened a portal.
"Okay guys, good luck." Sonya said to her teammates. "Jax keep in touch. Liu, Kitana, what will you guys be doing?" She asked as Johnny joined her in front of the portal.
"I will be training with Kung Lao." Liu replied.
"Prince Goro and myself will be leading a strike on Shao Kahn. Now that he is in a weakened state, we feel it is a prime opportunity to strike." Kitana said.
"Wow, good luck. I'd love to be there myself to see that asshole fall."
"Johnny," Jax said to his friend, while Sonya was saying goodbye. "Take this."
"What is it?"
"It's a communicator. It's untraceable. We'll be able to stay in contact without giving your location away."
"Great. Thanks Jax. For everything. You've really stood by me this whole time, and I appreciate it man."
"Don't mention it Cage. Now get outta here. Go have a life." Jax smiled.
Sonya and Johnny had one last look at their friends, before jumping through the portal. On the other side, Sonya looked back through as it was closing. She saw Liu put his arm around Kitana, and suddenly had the strangest feeling. Like it was the last time that she would ever see him. Johnny noticed the look on her face.
"Sonya, you alright?" He asked concerned. She looked up at him, and then smiled.
"Yeah, I just...It's nothing. What do you say we get ourselves a life."
Johnny put his arm around her and they walked away, with nothing to do but wait. And prepare.